TRADING GUIDES & STRATEGY RESEARCH
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159 guides found
- AdvancedOctober 24, 2026
Scalping When Structure Is Unclear: Channel Completion and the No-Trade Decision
Demand usable structure, a real trigger, and sufficient remaining room. If those conditions never coexist, the no-trade decision is a valid outcome to document and review.
- IntermediateOctober 24, 2026
Gap Trading Study Guide & Workbook: Jayesh Shah’s Later-Breakout Approach
A chapter-by-chapter learning companion with original examples, 28 exercises and answers, revision tables, risk worksheets, and a transparent daily-gap breakout research model.
- IntermediateOctober 23, 2026
Gap Trading Study Guide & Workbook: A Complete Companion to Peter L. McGrew’s Book
Work through all four chapters with original gap examples, 28 exercises and explained answers, reusable worksheets, risk calculations, and a transparent Pine Script research lab.
- AdvancedOctober 23, 2026
Trade Excursions: Measure the Price Path Before Changing Stops or Targets
Measure both the distance traveled and the order in which relevant levels were reached. Change management only after replaying a precise alternative across the full sample with realistic information timing and sizing.
- IntermediateOctober 23, 2026
Moving Averages as Context: Direction, State, and Location
Let the averages summarize direction, separation, and location. Keep the entry decision explicit, and evaluate each tool by the decision it improves rather than by its visual appeal or its earliest winning example.
- IntermediateOctober 23, 2026
Top-Down Analysis: Give Each Timeframe a Job
Give each timeframe a defined job, preserve the chronology of your drawings, and stop at the chart where the trading plan operates. Context should make decisions clearer without becoming an excuse to change them after the…
- AdvancedOctober 22, 2026
Call Credit Spreads: Premium Collected, Defined Payoff, and the Risk Behind Income
Treat premium as compensation for an obligation. A useful options-income process measures net outcomes, tail exposure, and operational risk rather than equating cash received with profit earned.
- IntermediateOctober 22, 2026
Trend, Pullback, Trigger: Filtering Indicator Signals in the Right Order
Use direction to restrict the search, a fresh pullback to establish location, and a later trigger to identify timing. An arrow that passes those checks remains a setup observation rather than a promise of profit.
- AdvancedOctober 22, 2026
The Opening Clearing Bar: Flat Averages, Origin, and Confirmation
Prepare the context before the open, identify the completed clearing event honestly, and calculate combined risk before adding. The next useful question is which feature improves a consistently collected sample.
- AdvancedOctober 22, 2026
Perpetual Position Sizing: Notional Exposure, Margin, and Account Loss Limits
Calculate point exposure first, planned loss second, and margin and account-rule compliance third. A familiar chart or convenient sizing preset cannot replace those checks.
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